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Biden Refuses Calls to Quit in TV Interview

par This Is Beirut, 06/07 11:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Joe Biden fended off questions about his mental fitness and electability on Friday in a TV interview meant to draw a line under a disastrous debate performance that triggered calls for him to quit his re-election bid. With rebellion brewing among some nervous Democratic voters, lawmakers and donors, the one-to-one with the ABC network was hyped ...

Kremlin Warns US Missiles Could Turn European Capitals Into Targets

par This Is Beirut, 13/07 17:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Saturday warned that the deployment of US missiles in Germany could make European capitals targets for Russian missiles in a repeat of Cold War-style confrontation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of a "paradox" in which "Europe is a target for our missiles, our country is a target for US missiles in Europe". "We have enough ...

US Arrests Top Sinaloa Cartel Bosses in Dramatic Sting Operation

par This Is Beirut, 26/07 09:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US arrested two top bosses of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel on Friday in a reportedly dramatic sting operation. US agents arrested two top leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel in Texas on Thursday, the justice department said, striking a major blow to one of the most powerful and violent criminal organizations in the ...

Wildfires Rage in Canada and US, Destroy Popular Tourist Town

par This Is Beirut, 26/07 12:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An "out of control" wildfire has devoured up to half of the main town in western Canada's popular Jasper National Park, authorities said on Thursday, with 400 foreign firefighters called in to help battle the blaze. While the fire has so far caused no casualties, as many as 25,000 residents and tourists were evacuated from the area before the ...

Trump Dodges 'Inappropriate' Debate With Kamala Harris

par This Is Beirut, 26/07 12:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump refused to agree to a debate with Democrat presumptive-nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday, saying that it would be "inappropriate" until she is officially nominated. The country's first female vice president has enjoyed a groundswell of support from labor groups, ethnic minorities and her own party ...

Tim Walz: Teacher, Soldier, Governor and VP Candidate

par This Is Beirut, 06/08 17:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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From his teen start in the United States military to teaching in China and on a Native American reservation before entering politics, Democratic vice presidential pick Tim Walz packs a full resume – and exudes folksy appeal. A second-term Minnesota governor and now Kamala Harris's running mate, Walz brings a rural Midwestern perspective to her ...

Obama to Hail Harris as Future of Party in Upcoming Speech

par This Is Beirut, 20/08 12:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Barack Obama will hail Kamala Harris as the future of the Democratic Party on Tuesday as she is formally crowned its presidential nominee after a roller-coaster ride in US campaign politics. Former President Obama, still hugely popular and an influential figure in the party, will tell delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago ...

World's Oldest Person Dies at Age 117

par This Is Beirut, 20/08 13:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The world's oldest living person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, has died at the age of 117, her family said on Tuesday. "Maria Branyas has left us. She died as she wished: in her sleep, peacefully and without pain," her family wrote on her account on social network X. "We will ...

Obama Says 'Torch Has Been Passed' to Harris at DNC

par This Is Beirut, 21/08 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago on Tuesday that "the torch has been passed" to Kamala Harris and that the United States was ready for her to become president. Former President Obama, who was greeted with rapturous applause and cheers at the packed arena hosting the party's nominating convention, said Vice President Harris would ...

Top White House Official in China for Talks

par This Is Beirut, 27/08 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet top diplomat Wang Yi for tense talks as China was embroiled in security rows with key American allies Japan and the Philippines. On Monday, US treaty ally Japan scrambled fighters after a Chinese military aircraft's incursion into its airspace, which Tokyo called a ...

Harris Leads Trump 45% to 41% in Latest Reuters Poll

par This Is Beirut, 29/08 19:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former ...

Harris Says US Ready to Turn a Page on Trump, in First Interview

par This Is Beirut, 30/08 15:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Kamala Harris declared Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump as she reached out to centrist voters in her first interview since her dramatic entry into November's presidential election. The 59-year-old Democrat insisted on CNN that she would be tough on illegal immigration and support controversial oil and gas ...

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